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Sponsored by Intrim Mouldings Originally four apartments during the 1920s, this 1880s terrace home in Sydney’s Paddington was renovated recently into what is now a grand and generous family home. “The challenge was to unify the spaces, creating an elegant, beautifully detailed, yet functional home, that balanced modern living within the heritage …
Located on Sydney’s Northern Beaches, this 1930’s weatherboard shack was renovated in 1995 and hadn’t been touched again until Alex Gourlay of Vellum Interiors was called in recently to overhaul the home’s bathrooms. “The brief from the clients was to modernise the spaces, while keeping in line with the existing look and feel of rest of the house. …
While this circa 1924 apartment is located on Sydney’s Manly Beach, I bet you wouldn’t be surprised to hear that it's home to a former New York City fashion editor. Clean lines, layers of texture, a monochrome palette and metallic accents combine to create a warm yet sophisticated home that shuns the coastal clichés. “The home suffered …
Designed by Sydney interior designers Space Control, this Coogee abode was given a major face lift recently and the result combines mid-century elements with Deco flair in what is now a sophisticated family home. “The client brief was to bring this Coogee beach house to its maximum potential as it was in desperate need of a complete makeover. We …
Bona fide vintage caravan renovation experts (and Block alumni) Carlene and Michael Duffy, of Cedar & Suede, are back with yet another amazing makeover - the aptly monikered ‘Bumblebee.’ This mobile home is set for auction at the end of this month (if not sold beforehand) and I think its combination of light timbers and dreamy yellow hues could …
Built by an Italian builder in the 1980’s this Brisbane home underwent an extreme makeover recently by its owners Chris and Christal Fysentzou of Zou Build who live in the home with their two daughters. Drawn to the home by its original internal courtyard, the couple set about giving the floor plan and aesthetics a dramatic contemporary …
We’ve featured the work of Queensland based pianist turned builder Rachael Turner before and her latest renovation brings more of the same high quality. Located 10 minutes south of the Brisbane CBD, Rachael and her company Front Porch Properties purchased this 1930’s pre-war character home, renovated it and sold it within a year …
Husband and wife lifestyle and travel bloggers, Meghan and Dominic Loneragan of Citizens of the World overhauled their tiny laundry on a budget recently, turning it into a much more functional and beautiful space. The renovation was driven by the arrival of the couple’s first child Lachie and all the laundry he creates. “The laundry was designed …
Affectionately referred to as ‘The Beach Hutt,’ Australian media personality Deborah Hutton has just completed a dramatic Hamptons style renovation of her Sydney home with rather fabulous results. “My home has been a passion project for the last 10 months and I have created the beach house of my dreams, not just a house at the beach. When I look at …
By Naomi Findlay One of the biggest questions I get asked from soon-to-be-renovators is how do you make your home feel cohesive without being boring? Well, you don’t have to press copy and paste on every room in the house - be creative, be fun and add personality to each space. But that doesn’t mean your house should be like a box of Smarties …
